Tim Cook wrapped up 15 years as Apple’s CEO with a tidy thesis. Speaking at an all-hands meeting inside the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday, the outgoing chief told employees that three conditions had to be true before he could pass the baton—the business had to be firing, the product pipeline had to be loaded,…
NEW DELHI: Upset over being denied the Bengaluru development portfolio that he said was promised to him, senior Congress leader R Ramalinga Reddy on Friday resigned from the Karnataka cabinet just two days after being sworn in as a minister.Announcing his decision in Bengaluru, Reddy said he could not continue in the ministry after chief…
NEW DELHI: India’s continued engagement with the Gulf saw PM Narendra Modi speaking to Kuwait Crown Prince Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and underlining the significance of safe navigation through Strait of Hormuz and condemning the Iranian attacks on Kuwait.This was the second time Modi spoke to the Crown Prince since the US-Israel strikes on…
Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson, widely known as “The Rock,” and his wife, singer-songwriter Lauren Hashian, have long been admired for their strong family bond and low-key personal life. However, the couple recently found themselves at the centre of an unexpected online buzz after viral AI-generated images sparked false rumours about expanding their family.Lauren Hashian is…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old software engineer lost her life in a tragic road accident in the early hours of Thursday after a speeding car collided with the bike she was riding pillion on at Marathahalli Bridge in Spice Garden Layout.The deceased, NT Krishna Sri of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, worked in a private company in the…
New Delhi: Using the one-month window provided by a temporary US sanctions waiver, Indian refiners purchased Iranian oil and settled payments in Chinese yuan, people aware of the development said on Friday.Iran insists on payment in Chinese yuan for oil to bypass US-led financial sanctions that restrict its access to the dollar-dominated global banking system,…
KL Rahul poised to overtake MS Dhoni KL Rahul is on the verge of a major milestone in IPL history as he needs just 13 runs in tonight’s clash against Punjab Kings to overtake MS Dhoni and become the sixth-highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history.Rahul heads into the contest with confidence, having recently played a…
Bengaluru: At the start of the 2025 season, Yashaswini Ghorpade set a clear target: to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Last week, the Karnataka paddler turned that ambition into reality when she was included in the national squad. With the table tennis events beginning on Sept 20 at Sky Hall Toyota,…
India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has defended Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli amid renewed scrutiny over their future, saying India’s focus on replacing experienced players with youngsters simply because they can hit sixes is the wrong approach. The debate resurfaced after Rohit and Kohli endured disappointing returns in…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has emerged as one of the best-performing states in Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ranking second in both distribution and digitisation of enumeration forms among five states undertaking the exercise.SIR began on June 29 in Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Meghalaya, with all five states following a common schedule…
